Pier Fishing – White Perch

Located near Baltimore Maryland are dozens of fishing piers which provide access to the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers.

Depending on location and season, anglers may encounter striped bass (rockfish), white perch, croaker, spot, flounder, bluefish, channel catfish, blue crabs, and other species.

Baltimore City

The City of Baltimore maintains fishing piers at several waterfront parks.

Canton Recreational Pier

Hull Street Recreational Pier

Middle Branch Park

Fort Armistead Park

Baltimore County

The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks maintains fishing piers at many of its waterfront parks. Anglers should contact the office listed for more information.

Chesterwood Park
2200 Chesterwood Road
Dundalk-Eastfield
410-887-7155

Cox’s Point Park
820 Riverside Drive
Essex
410-887-0255

Edgemere Senior Center and Park
6600 North Point Road
Edgemere-Sparrows Point
410-887-7529

Fleming Park
641 Main Street
Turner Station
410-887-7134

Fort Howard Park
9500 North Point Road
Edgemere-Sparrows Point
410-887-7529

Hawthorne-Midthorne Park
Whitehorn Way and Coralthorn Road
Middle River
410-887-0234

Inverness Park
2025 Inverness Road
West Inverness
410-887-7134

Merritt Point Park
7800 Dunmanway
Dundalk-Eastfield
410-887-7155

Rocky Point Park
2200 Rocky Point Road
Back River
410-887-2818

Turner Station Park
23 Rayme Road
Turner Station
410-887-7134

Watersedge Park
8820 Bullneck Road
Watersedge
410-887-7134

Wilson Point Park
950 Beach Drive
Middle River
410-887-0234

Hillcrest Park (freshwater fishing)
700 3rd Avenue Lansdowne-Riverview
410-887-6994

Stansbury Park (freshwater fishing)
7880 Stansbury Road
Dundalk-Eastfield
410-887-7155

Western Area Park (freshwater fishing)
2355 Ridge Road
Woodlawn
410-887-1357

Community Partnerships

Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership
1000 Frankfurst Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21226

Howard County

Mariner Point Park
100 Kearney Drive
Joppa, Maryland 21078

Anne Arundel County

The Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks maintains a variety of waterfront parks with fishing piers, shoreline fishing access, boat launch ramps, cartop boat launching areas, and other resources for fishing. For entrance fees, regulations, directions, and other information, visit the Department of Recreation and Parks website.

Downs Park Fishing Pier
8311 John Downs Loop
Pasadena, MD 21122
410 222-6230

Fort Smallwood Park “Bill Burton Fishing Pier” (380 feet)
9500 Fort Smallwood Road
Pasadena, MD 21122
410 222-0087

Other Fishing Piers Near Baltimore

Jonas Green Park Fishing Pier (Severn River – Annapolis, Md)

Sandy Point State Park Fishing Pier (Annapolis, Md)

Bill Burton Fishing Pier (Cambridge, Md)

Triadelphia Recreational Area Fishing Pier (Brookeville, Md)

Related Information

Saltwater Fishing

Saltwater Fishing Techniques